Dorothy Cross’ new work feels explicitly relevant to the times we are living in, writes Francis Halsall
Throughout Dorothy Cross’ storied and distinguished career, her work has featured materials, identities and concepts in creative tension with one another. Human, animal; male, female; artificial, natural; hard, soft; dead, alive: these are just some of the apparent dichotomies that her sculptures, images and films evoke. Sometimes these contrasts face one another in recognition or confrontation, while at other times clear distinctions between things begin to slide around or break down.
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